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    In this essay, I will be summarizing James Fujitani's argument regarding the rejection of the Ming with the Portuguese effort to establish diplomatic relations in 1519. Back in 1517, the Portuguese fleet arrived off the coast of Guangzhou. This was a great moment of symbolic importance to the Portuguese, with making the first official contact between the East Asia and Europe of the early modern period. However, just a few years later, in 1521, these relations broke down by many false rumor…

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    1. With respect to the subject at caption, I 5615 Fleet Chief Petty Officer (FCPO) J Chance conducted an informal interview with 6027 Petty Officer (PO) Robertson R., on 28 November 2016 at about 18:30hrs.The interview was in relation to the distribution of toys at the Coast Guard 2016 Annual Children Christmas Party, to the family and friends of 5821 Chief Petty Officer (CPO) D Bishop. The interview was conducted on behalf of the Command Fleet Chief Petty Officer Dave Byer, who at the moment…

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    Why was the Battle of Jutland significant to the outcome of World War I? The Battle of Jutland took place on May 31st 1916 between the British Naval Fleet and the German imperial fleet. Though the Germans claimed it as a victory for them, as they suffered less casualties, the Battle had major effects on both sides of the war. There were many casualties on both sides of the war, and after the Battle the Germans never attempted to invade Britain through sea again, cutting off one possibly way of…

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    On the day of the attack the bulk of the pacific fleet was in the harbor. This included 8 battleships, 9 cruiser, 29 destroyers, and 9 submarines (Ann Parish). The attack destroyed a large portion of the Pacific Fleet. Over 300 planes were damaged or completely destroyed and around 21 ships were either sunken, beach or destroyed during the attack. The battleships that took the most…

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    had sent to follow the Athenians back to their base, to signal to the rest of the Spartan fleet when the Athenians had scattered. When the Athenians had scattered (which they did very freely because they underestimated Lysander because of his hesitation) and were unprepared, Lysander and his fleet attacked them, capturing and destroying one hundred and seventy of the hundred and eighty ships of the Athenian fleet. With the Athenian forces obliterated it was obvious that the Spartans had won the…

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    and led us into into World War Two. The United States did a lot to Japan and finally they got irritated and did something back and that was attacking Pearl Harbor. For example US stop trading oil, telling Japan to leave China and US expanded there fleet. The reason why Japan attack Pearl Harbor is because U.S. stop trading oil. In document C, in 1939 U.S. begins to embargo aircrafts, and parts aircrafts parts to Japan. In 1941 US embargo oil shipments to Japan. This was a big deal because 80%…

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    A Formidable Force "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley" This statement was the start of American revenge on Spain. The Spanish-American War had just been initiated and in the extreme favor of the United States. Overall, Spain was greatly outmatched by the U.S., causing the war to last less than a year. The Spanish declared war in April 1898, and ultimately suffered a devastating loss, completely defeated in July 1898. Four details of the war stand out prominently; the sinking of the…

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    an Empire, ruled by a ruthless emperor. The emperor although ruthless, has the people of his empire in mind, and will do what’s necessary in order to protect them. Due to the focus on military strength, The Elixian Empire has one of the strongest fleets in the WGC universe. They also conscript a portion of the population into the military in order to keep high numbers of soldiers in active duty at…

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    of the development and mass production of the latest designs of ships and weapons. Secondly, the fleet of the Venetian Republic had more professional commanders, soldiers and sailors. Thirdly, the Republic of Venice had an effective capitalist economy, which created conditions for the construction and maintenance…

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    changing the world today. This essay will discuss the significance of Pearl Harbour, along with its militarily strategic positioning and the US Pacific Fleet, the main reasons why the Japanese chose to attack Pearl Harbour, and both the…

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